Hope Returns

Hope Returns 

By Annette Camp

April 10, 2024

My eyes are

sparkling 

with affection,

and my heart

is dancing.

My rainbow

colors are

bright and

my disco

ball shines.

Hope has

returned to

flow through

my veins

once again.

Did You See?

 

Did You See?

By Annette Camp

April 8, 2024

Food, trees,

and libraries.

Tango, art,

and poetry.

Buildings and

statues, lots to see.

Meditation, travel

photos, and tea.

Look their guide,

how happy is he.

Kayaking, flowers,

and trails to see.

Waterfalls and

rivers, everybody.

Oh, how delightful

just to be.

**This one was inspired by my friends (Elizabeth and Julia) after looking at their travel photos.

Labels and Boxes

 

Labels and Boxes

By Annette Camp

March 27, 2024

Recently in an

online profile, 

I was asked

to select from

a dropdown

"up to" five

orientations.

Quickly scrolling 

through the list, I

immediately chose

Lesbian and Queer. 

However, the list

kept going on and on.

Some of them I knew:

sapiosexual,

homoflexible, 

asexual, bisexual 

and pansexual.

Others, though, I

had to look up,

because I have a

new-age curiosity.

Benignosexual.

Finsexual.

Fraysexual.

Gynesexual.

Noetisexual.

Aceflux.

Oh me, oh my. 

Then there was an

additional romantic

orientation category.

I won't go into all

of those. However,

I will say I'm

abroromantic.

There's no need to

look it up, because

it could change.

If you want a

play partner(s),

there are other 

options as well.

Unicorn.

Kajirus.

Stone top.

Cuckcake.

Hucow.

Vixen.

Gorean.

So many labels and

boxes. For me,

I just lead with 

love and kindness.

Look Both Ways

Look Both Ways

By Annette Camp

March 24, 2024

When I 

saw her, I 

swiped right.

For chatting?

Friendship?

Something casual

or long-term

relationship?

My only focus:

that smile and

those blue eyes.

Attraction is

so much more

than physical.

Little did I 

really know.

It wasn't about

beauty really,

but a journey.

It was about

connection, 

exploration, 

adventure, 

and love. 

Daily choosing

to love another

unconditionally.

A loving 

unconventional 

relationship. 

No boxes 

or labels.

It was a daily

choice. Until

it wasn't. 

I've learned to

ask more questions,

and look both ways,

multiple times,

before crossing 

the street.